Tremont Family Update
July 2023
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
October 30-FALL PARTIES and PARADE (info will be emailed separately)
November 3-NO SCHOOL ELECTION DAY
November 5-11-Book Fair (Info below)
November 5-2nd annual Tremont Elementary School Mane Event Veteran's Day Assembly
November 9-Artist Visit
Tremont is collecting empty, collapsed cereal boxes and the like for a new art installation. Information below!
CORNUCOPIA OF THANKS!
Please join us for our next all school bulletin board! Each student will be bringing home a fruit or vegetable. They could write anything they are thankful for on it, and use markers, crayons, paints, anything they'd like to decorate it. Once they are finished please have your student return it to the office, and we'll get it hung up in our CORNUCOPIA! We loved our full Tremont family bulletin board of summer pics, and thought we'd keep the same theme of doing a family project together. If you need more fruits or veggies, there will be copies in the office for anyone to pick up. Looking forward to seeing all the great designs and thankful thoughts! We truly appreciate our families! Thank you!
Tremont Candy Donation Drive
Scholastic Book Fair Info
When - Thursday, November 5th - Wednesday, November 11th
Family Night - Tuesday, November 10th, 5:00 - 7:00
Teachers have signed up to bring their class down to view the fair on either Thursday or Friday.
Kindergarten and 1st-grade students will have help writing down items on their wish list.
2nd-5th grade will take pictures of the items and prices on their iPads and bring them home to show parents.
Teachers have signed up for a time slot on Monday or Tuesday for students to come back to purchase items.
Wednesday, November 11th, will be “last call” for last-minute purchases.
The QR code takes you to our bookfair homepage, where you can view the items in the bookfair and sign up for an eWallet.
News from PE
Our second graders have been studying ancient Greece so we spent last week with some Greek Olympics stations that encompassed speed, agility, and teamwork. We had a great time! Check out the chariots we made with mats and noodles!
Arrival and Dismissal Reminders
A few quick reminders to help keep our car rider line safe and moving efficiently:
Pull all the way forward in the car rider line. Please don’t stop early to let your child in or out.
Please remain in your vehicle. If your child needs assistance getting out of the car, please park in the parking lot and walk with your child across the raised crosswalk area.
If your car stops along the pool sidewalk, please have your child exit there. There is no need to wait until you reach the front of the line.
Please follow the directions of our staff members on duty. They are working hard to keep traffic moving and, most importantly, keep everyone safe.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation during these very busy parts of our school day. When everyone follows the same procedures, arrival and dismissal are safer and smoother for everyone!
Artist Visit-November 9
We are excited to welcome New York City Pop Artist and Author Michael Albert to Tremont on November 9th.
Albert's use of recycled cereal boxes and other consumer packaging is bold, colorful and sustainable, creating art that he has named "Cerealism".
Students will hear Mr. Albert speak, and then work during their art class to create their own "pop art". Each class will be collaborating with the artist on a whole school 75th Anniversary art piece, "75 words for 75 years of Tremont".
To prepare, please encourage your students to bring in their empty packaging from cereal boxes and the like (collapsed) and put them in the donation boxes located outside of Mrs. Masters' art room and in the main lobby of our school.
A very big THANK YOU to the Upper Arlington Education Foundation for making this visit possible!
If you would like to explore more about the artist and his work, please visit his website:
Family Engagement Update
This week we will be sharing and discussing our building-level results from the Engaged Learner Competencies and Well-Being survey. One of our areas of strength here at Tremont
is SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP. This means that many of our students reported that they have a positive feeling about the their supportive relationships fostering engagement and well-being
Also, based on student feedback, one of our areas that we need to work on as a team is EMOTIONAL REGULATION. This topic involves exploring how emotional regulations supports student engagement and overall well-being. We will be having classroom conversations to learn more about both topics and how we can support students, teachers, and each other to either maintain or improve our students’ experiences.
We encourage you to participate in discussions at home using the same questions from the Engaged Learner Competencies and Well-Being survey. You will find these topics, connections to the Profile of an Engaged Learner, and individual question items for K-2, 3-5, and 6-12 at this link: Survey Topic & Description - Connection to Engaged Learner - Survey Items. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact (administrator or school counselor) or Cathy Ely, Director of Well-Being, Prevention and Intervention at cely@uaschools.org.
FROM THE PTO
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The results are in from our 5-week challenge to walk and bike to school this fall! We had 130 participants with 592 total punches, which is a 40% increase from last fall!
Kindergarten led the way in overall participation and punches, while Mrs. Hays’ 2nd grade and Mrs. Skelsky’s 3rd grade tied for the top class with 42 punches each, earning both classes a Hat Day!
Our annual Scholastic book fair is here! Students will have the opportunity to browse and shop during the school day.
Families can shop on Family Shop Night, Tuesday, November 10th
Volunteer during the classroom shop times to support this event.
MEZA Wine Shop Dine & Donate - Orders due Tues., 11.10 by 9:00p!
The order window for the popular Meza Wine Shop dine and donate fundraiser is open with pick up or delivery scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12! Place your order here by Tuesday, 11.10 at 9:00p!
Winter Spiritwear Shop Coming Soon!
Shop live date coming soon. Get ready to stock up your child’s winter gear & holiday gifts.
Recess Renegades - Tuesdays & Thursdays 10.12 - 11.24 - EXTRA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
FROM THE DISTRICT
Testing for Gifted Identification
Third and fifth-grade students referred for testing will take the CogAT in November. Parents should use this Google Form to request gifted testing. The deadline to request testing is 11/3/26.
All second-grade students will be tested for gifted identification in superior cognitive ability and reading in December. All fourth-graders will be tested for gifted identification in superior cognitive ability in December. Star Math is now used to screen all students in grade 1 and up. Star Reading is now used to screen all students in grade 3 and up.
Deadline extended! Tri-Village Packers Thanksgiving food support
Upper Arlington Schools is once again partnering with the Tri-Village Packers to provide food support for students during school breaks.
📅 The deadline to sign up for Thanksgiving break food support has been extended to November 9! Families can complete this form to receive grocery items for their children during the days out of school over Thanksgiving break (November 25-29). The same form can also be used to sign up for winter break food support (December 21-January 4) through November 20.
The food will be provided at no cost for children who would benefit from the support. Information submitted through the form will remain confidential unless a family requests otherwise.
Do you have questions about Issue 7?
As we approach Election Day, UA Schools wants to ensure our community has access to clear, factual information about Issue 7, the combined operating levy and bond issue on the November ballot. The school district’s role in this election is to share the facts, answer questions and help residents understand what is being proposed.
To help with that, we have put together a video version of the Issue 7 presentation that we have been sharing out in the community. The video provides an overview of the proposed issue and offers answers to common questions, with bookmarks to help you navigate directly to the topics most relevant to you.
To find additional factual information and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the district website, www.uaschools.org/issue7.
October 30, 2026
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